New Grad Registered Nurse applicants have rated the interview process at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for New Grad Registered Nurse roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as a New Grad Registered Nurse according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 38%
Other: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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The job becomes available for about 200 hundred applicants only and the spots fill out fast so you should have a job alert set up for this position and apply as soon as it becomes available. If you are selected the 1st round of interviews are on video. You get 5 questions and about 2 minuets to record each answer. They give you about a week to complete this part.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Beverly Hills, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Quick interview, around 15 minutes. Interviewed with 5 people on teams (educator, unit manager, one nurse), interview was mostly behavioral, clinical and situational questions.
Friendly interviewers, felt casual
Interview was 20-30 mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you dealt with a patient with mental health issues
3 rounds of interviews: 1. Video interview submitted online with preset question, 2. With nurse educators, 3. with a nurse manager/assistant manager charge RN from a hiring floor. Mix of clinical and personal questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2019
Interview
Completed a one-way video interview through Montage. First section is introduction, which you can record an unlimited amount of times. Second section were the timed questions. You have 2 minutes to answer each question (5 questions total). Allowed you to record your answer 3 times before submitting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you the right person for the New Grad Residency Program? Why should we hire you?